August 16, 2005 -- The Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) conducted this month a two-week course entitled “Mastering MS Windows XP and MS Office with an Introduction to .NET Technology”, for a number of distinguished Tawjihi graduates.

“ We, at PSUT, are pleased to honor such outstanding students with high scholarly standards, which I hope you will sustain during your academic studie... ”

studies. The sessions were held daily for three hours, and conducted by two of PSUT’s senior supervisors, Mr. George Sammour and Ms. Laila Al-Sayyaydeh.

More than 35 of the high-ranking Tawjihi graduates attended this course, representing 14 private and public schools in Amman. At the end of the course, Professor Hisham Ghassib, president of PSUT, gave patronage to the graduation ceremony that was held at the university’s main theater on August 14.

In his speech at the graduation ceremony, Professor Ghassib praised the Tawjihi graduates on their achievement, and stated, “It is great seeing the elite of Jordanian students joining us today at the Princess Sumaya University for Technology, which is regarded among the distinguished universities in Jordan on account of its highly-qualified graduates.”

Professor Ghassib pointed out that PSUT is proud to be the first to honor the top-ranking Tawjihi graduates in such a way, and welcomed the Tawjihi graduates saying, "We, at PSUT, are pleased to honor such outstanding students with high scholarly standards, which I hope you will sustain during your academic studies.”

Later on, Professor Ghassib briefed the Tawjihi graduates on PSUT’s scholarship program and its terms.

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About Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Established in 1991, the university is a Jordanian specialized, nongovernmental, and nonprofit higher-education institution, owned by the leading applied research centre in Jordan, the Royal Scientific Society (RSS). PSUT’s area of specialization is IT, Communications and Electronics. As a nonprofit institution, PSUT embraces both the public and private sectors, but while akin to public universities in its mission, it is more aligned to the private sector in drive and spirit. From the day of its inauguration, PSUT has committed itself equally to both local development and modernization plans and to global development.